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liberal man of limited means will produce a wish 

 on the part of every one that the situation of 

 the two men was reversed. 



The squire in keeping his Harriers in good style, 

 that is with huntsmen and whip well mounted, having 

 a couple of horses each, does it either from pre- 

 ferring hare-hunting to fox, or arising from there 

 being no foxhounds within reasonable reach. He 

 is as proud of his hounds as any master of fox- 

 hounds can be of his ; it is the genuine pride 

 of the sportsman, unmixed with any pride of 

 wealth, he is proud of their perfection, and he 

 is right in being so if they are perfect. 



He is perhaps a little prejudiced (who is 

 not ? ) May occasionally indulge in a little harm- 

 less sarcasm on gentleman foxhunters who hunt 

 to show their horses and themselves, and sometimes 

 ventures a few wicked questions, if he hears of any 

 remarkable run the foxhounds have had, and 

 any one is present who he knows was in the 

 nm. Such as what hounds particularly dis- 



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